Japan - Stamps 1972-1973 Anniversary series — Lot of 130 pieces

Extensive collection of Japanese First Day Covers, composed of numerous illustrated philatelic cards, with commemorative stamps and postmarks from the first day of issue. The lot includes several issues from Japan, with specimens datable at least to the 1972–1973 period, during the Shōwa era. Among the subjects recognizable in the photographs are: Centenary of the Japanese customs (1972). Centenary of the Japanese railways (1972). New Year’s greeting stamps for 1973, issued on December 11, 1972. Tsurugisan Quasi-National Park (1973). Issues with contributions toward the preservation of the Takamatsuzuka tumulus (1973). Other commemorative, landscape, cultural, and environmental subjects. The envelopes and cards feature themed illustrations, applied stamps, and postmarks, offering a testimony to Japanese philatelic production of the Seventies. Lot details Country: Japan. Type: First Day Covers (FDC). Documented period: 1972–1973. Composition: assorted lot of numerous specimens, sold in bulk, many copies present.

Estimate:$14.58

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